More than $17,000 were raised recently through a golf outing in the memory of Gene L. Hughes, Sr. Proceeds of that fourth annual memorial event will go to the Bronson Battle Creek (BBC) Cancer Care Medication Fund.

Gifts to the Cancer Care Medication Fund enable BBC to provide financial help for cancer patients who have little or no insurance, making certain they have access to needed medications for their treatments. Over the past four years, golfers and sponsors have raised over $67,000 for this cancer program.

“I’m sure we all know someone who had or who is fighting cancer,” said Dorothy Hughes, a re-tired pharmacist at BBC. “I want to express my thanks to all who participated in honoring the memory of Gene. The monies we raised together will make life a little more joyful for those stricken with cancer.”

Hughes Sr., who worked at Kellogg Company for more than 30 years and was a ‘scratch’ golfer with seven holes-in-one, his last three while he was undergoing treatments, died of cancer in 2008.